Ability to Toggle the Built-in UI Editor

Feature Requests Studio Features
#1

Currently, there is no way to disable the built-in UI Editor in Roblox Studio. This can be extremely frustrating for developers, especially when creating UI-related plugins. The lack of an option to disable it actively interferes with plugin development, limiting the ability to build advanced UI tools for the community.


Why This Matters

  • Plugin Development – UI-related plugins often conflict with the built-in UI Editor, making it difficult to create more advanced and intuitive tools.
  • General Usability – Many developers working on UI-heavy projects may unintentionally trigger the UI Editor, disrupting their workflow.
  • Customization – Having more control over Studio’s interface leads to a better development experience.

Proposed Solution

  • A Simple Toggle – A setting in Studio Settings or a toolbar button to enable/disable the UI Editor.
  • API Support – Ideally, an API would allow plugins to programmatically disable or override the UI Editor when needed.

Conclusion

Adding a toggle (or API control) for the built-in UI Editor would be hugely beneficial for both plugin developers and general Studio users. This small change could unlock more advanced UI tooling and provide a smoother workflow for all developers.


If any developers have a workaround for this issue, please feel free to DM me regarding this.


Thank you.

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#2

this would be amazing :pray: hope this comes out soon

#3

Better yet, a complete overhaul of the UI Editor would be awesome

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#4

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I agree there should be a way to turn the built in editor off. I only use the built in editor to quickly select any visible element so that I can edit values manually.

You might also click / interact with the viewport to test functionality without having to go test it manually in game.

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#5

If you’re looking for a workaround to use right now, I’d use Studio Tweaks, since it has this available as a feature.

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#6

I tend to stay far away from any type of plugins, I’m more looking for roblox implemented solutions.

There are a few bugs with the current built in UI builder anyway, so I hope the reason they haven’t fixed that is because they’re planning to roll out something new coming with the more modern studio layout and style.

#7

but why, if there’s a current solution no point avoiding it

no point waiting, it can take anywhere from a year to a decade

#8

Hello! Do you mean the automatic switching to the UI tab whenever you select a UI element? That behavior is going away with the new Studio UI. You will also be able to fully hide our UI tab if you wish. Same goes for Scripting tab.

#9

That post is pretty old I forgot what my issue was.

But I think it was that I didn’t want clicking on UI elements in studio toggle the UI builder that lets you move things around, I simply wanted an indicator to show what element I had selected.

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